Roaming Steering Component Selective Subscriber Data Blocking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional roaming network systems lack the ability to selectively enable or disable data roaming for individual subscribers, leading to potential high costs for casual users and revenue losses due to write-offs for excessive data usage in high-cost locations.
Innovation Solution
A network system that configures a roaming steering component to selectively control data roaming at the individual subscriber level by accessing subscriber account information, enabling or disabling data roaming based on account type and location, and directing traffic to preferred partner networks for better prices and service quality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If data roaming is enabled for all subscribers in high-cost locations, then service availability is improved, but cost control and revenue loss prevention deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments subscribers into different categories (e.g., business entities, government entities, casual subscribers) based on their account types and roaming policies. The home network operator applies different roaming policies to different subscriber segments, allowing data roaming to be enabled for business and government entities while blocking it for casual subscribers in high-cost locations. This segmentation resolves the contradiction by providing service availability to those who need it while preventing revenue loss from casual overuse.
2Loss of energy
If data roaming is blocked for all subscribers in high-cost locations, then cost control is improved, but service availability and customer experience deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments subscribers and applies differentiated policies: business and government entities receive roaming-enabled treatment ensuring service availability, while casual subscribers receive roaming-blocked treatment for cost control. This resolves the contradiction by ensuring that cost control measures do not unfairly impact subscribers who have legitimate business needs for data roaming.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements local quality by applying different roaming policy characteristics to different subscriber groups. Business and government entities experience permissive roaming policies with service availability prioritized, while casual subscribers experience restrictive policies with cost control prioritized. This localized differentiation resolves the contradiction by tailoring the roaming experience to specific subscriber needs and account types.
3Device complexity
If traditional roaming policy is applied uniformly to all subscribers, then system complexity is reduced, but adaptability to different subscriber needs deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces segmentation based on subscriber account types and roaming policies, allowing the system to adapt to different subscriber needs. The home network operator queries the subscriber database to determine account type and applies appropriate roaming policies accordingly. This segmentation enables high adaptability while maintaining manageable system complexity through automated policy application.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements dynamic roaming policy application based on real-time subscriber identification and account type determination. When a subscriber roams, the system dynamically queries the database, identifies the account type, and applies the appropriate policy (roaming enabled or blocked). This dynamic adaptation allows the system to respond to different subscriber needs without requiring complex manual configuration for each case.
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AI summary
Techniques for selectively blocking/unblocking data roaming for outbound user equipment (UE) by modifying subscriber data, are discussed herein. The present system may configure a roaming steering component to query a subscriber server of a home network operator for an account profile. The roaming steering component may use the account profile to selectively modify subscriber data to enable or disable data roaming and/or roaming network services for individual subscribers. The roaming steering component may also enable the home network operator to determine a distribution for outbound traffic of the outbound UE to a preferred partner.